Advertising

Advertising is meant to persuade, and the themes and techniques of that persuasion reveal a part of the nation's history. The Museum has preserved advertising campaigns for several familiar companies, such as Marlboro, Alka-Seltzer, Federal Express, Cover Girl, and Nike. It also holds the records of the NW Ayer Advertising Agency and business papers from Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Carvel Ice Cream, and other companies. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana comprises thousands of trade cards, catalogs, labels, and other business papers and images dating back to the late 1700s.

Beyond advertising campaigns, the collections encompass thousands of examples of packaging, catalogs, and other literature from many crafts and trades, from engineering to hat making. The collections also contain an eclectic array of advertising objects, such as wooden cigar-store Indians, neon signs, and political campaign ads.

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Location
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Date made
1945-1950
maker
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
ID Number
1998.0320.003
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Location
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date made
1930s-1950s
maker
Keppler, Victor
ID Number
PG.006262.X
accession number
238737
catalog number
6262X
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Location
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date made
before 1937
maker
Keppler, Victor
ID Number
PG.006263.K
catalog number
6263K
accession number
238737
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Location
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date made
1930s-1950s
maker
Keppler, Victor
ID Number
PG.006263.F
catalog number
6263F
accession number
238737
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Location
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date made
1930s-1950s
maker
Keppler, Victor
ID Number
PG.006262.Y
accession number
238737
catalog number
6262Y
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Location
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date made
ca 1930s
maker
Keppler, Victor
ID Number
PG.006263.Q
catalog number
6263Q
accession number
238737
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Location
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date made
1930s-1950s
maker
Keppler, Victor
ID Number
PG.006261.BB
accession number
238737
catalog number
6261BB
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Location
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date made
before 1939
maker
Keppler, Victor
ID Number
PG.006263.S
catalog number
6263S
accession number
238737
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Location
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date made
1947
ID Number
PG.004735
accession number
192657
catalog number
4735
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Location
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date made
1930s-1950s
maker
Keppler, Victor
ID Number
PG.006263.P
catalog number
6263P
accession number
238737
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Location
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date made
1930s-1950s
maker
Keppler, Victor
ID Number
PG.006263.W
catalog number
6263W
accession number
238737
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Location
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date made
before 1939
maker
Keppler, Victor
ID Number
PG.006263.E
catalog number
6263E
accession number
238737
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Location
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date made
1930s-1950s
maker
Keppler, Victor
ID Number
PG.006263.N
catalog number
6263N
accession number
238737
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Location
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date made
1930s-1950s
maker
Keppler, Victor
ID Number
PG.006263.V
catalog number
6263.V
accession number
238737
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Location
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ID Number
PG.004735G
accession number
192657
catalog number
4735G
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Location
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date made
1923-12
advertiser
Eastman Kodak Company
maker
Eastman Kodak Company
ID Number
2016.0066.386
accession number
2016.0066
catalog number
2016.0066.0386
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Location
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date made
1925-07
advertiser
Eastman Kodak Company
maker
Eastman Kodak Company
ID Number
2016.0066.384
accession number
2016.0066
catalog number
2016.0066.0384
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Location
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date made
1921-12
advertiser
Eastman Kodak Company
maker
Eastman Kodak Company
ID Number
2016.0066.378
catalog number
2016.0066.0378
accession number
2016.0066
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Location
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advertiser
Eastman Kodak Company
maker
Eastman Kodak Company
ID Number
2016.0066.374
catalog number
2016.0066.0374
accession number
2016.0066
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Location
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date made
1953
advertiser
Eastman Kodak Company
maker
Eastman Kodak Company
ID Number
2016.0066.375
catalog number
2016.0066.0375
accession number
2016.0066
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Location
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date made
1925-07
advertiser
Eastman Kodak Company
maker
Eastman Kodak Company
ID Number
2016.0066.372
catalog number
2016.0066.0372
accession number
2016.0066
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Location
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date made
1921
advertiser
Eastman Kodak Company
maker
Eastman Kodak Company
ID Number
2016.0066.379
catalog number
2016.0066.0379
accession number
2016.0066
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Location
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advertiser
Eastman Kodak Company
ID Number
2016.0066.369
accession number
2016.0066
catalog number
2016.0066.0369
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Location
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date made
1923-03
advertiser
Eastman Kodak Company
maker
Eastman Kodak Company
ID Number
2016.0066.385
accession number
2016.0066
catalog number
2016.0066.0385

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